…conservation ideas, helping SNAP recipients find jobs and earn more money, and learning how healthy soils handle rain and runoff. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov www.fns.usda.gov www.flickr.com/usdagov https://plus.google.com/+UsdaGov/posts…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in Kern County
…County. A map is available online at: www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/go/acp-quarantine In addition to quarantines in portions of Kern, Fresno, San Luis Obispo, and Tulare counties, ACP entire-county quarantines remain in place in…
California’s Fertilizer Research Conference Comes to Modesto October 29-30, 2014
…students pay only $50 per day or $90 for both days. To view the agenda, register online, and see the approved CEUs, please visit the conference website: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/frep.html For more…
NRCS Selects California Projects for National Conservation Innovation Grants
…to engage in trades within the agricultural community, to meet their TMDL requirements in a new and innovative way.” The Regents of the University of California will receive $230,000 to…
Ag Leaders On Hand as Governor Brown Signs Landmark Groundwater Legislation
Governor Brown signs historic groundwater legislation. Photo Credit: Justin Short, Office of the Governor. (From ca.gov, Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.) Putting California communities on a path to…
Secretary Vilsack Highlights Innovative Conservation Efforts
…partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve the quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill….
California and UC Berkeley Win $335,000 in U.S. EPA Grants
…sectors can become more competitive, save money, and enhance environmental quality. Learn more about Pollution Prevention Week at: http://www.p2.org/p2-week/ For more information on EPA’s Pollution Prevention grant program, visit: http://www.epa.gov/p2/pubs/grants/index.htm…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review September 12
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more information go to: http://www.usda.gov/ http://www.ars.usda.gov/ www.flickr.com/usdagov….
EPA Registers New Nematicide Alternative to Restricted-Use Soil Fumigants, Including Methyl Bromide
…approved label, fluensulfone meets the safety requirements in the law. The EPA’s final regulatory decision document will be available in EPA docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0629 at www.regulations.gov by Sept. 19, 2014. R204…
California Gets $22 Million from USDA for Conservation Programs
…easement programs – Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program, Grasslands Reserve Program and Wetlands Reserve Program – into two components. One component protects farmlands and grasslands, and the other protects…
California Labor Agency and California Community Colleges to Administer $1 Million Drought-related Training Program in the San Joaquin Valley
…the administration’s continuing commitment to provide additional resources to severely affected communities in vital agricultural areas.” According to California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice W. Harris, “This agreement will give men…
New Tool for Row Crop Programs
Attention California row crop growers, the USDA is rolling out online tools to help you crunch the numbers on what new programs are best for you. Rob Bain has the…
USDA Provides $328 Million to Conserve Wetlands and Farmland, Boost Economy
…(NRCS) easement programs – Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program, Grasslands Reserve Program and Wetlands Reserve Program – into two components. One component protects farmlands and grasslands, and the other…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review Sept. 5
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.ers.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov www.flickr.com/usdagov www.fsa.usda.gov…